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Choose the correct word. Clothes have been ______________________________ among the homeless.

Choose the correct word. The rescue team managed to ________________________________ the child out of the water.

Choose the correct word. An earthquake in the ocean can __________________________ a tsunami.

Match the words to make up phrases.

Choose the correct variant. Teams of doctors tried ______________________________ the earthquake victims.

Choose the correct variant. Mary is busy ___________________________ on the phone.

Choose the correct variant. Katya has dedicated her life _________________________ everybody.

Choose the correct variant. We were glad ______________________________ that no one was hurt in the earthquake.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. Heavy rains have hit Angola this week. The rainsin many parts of the country. Many people have died. Thousands of them. These rains are the worst Angola. Thousands of peopleand many animals have . Rescue teams have been trying to save as many people as they possibly can who still remain trapped in their homes. Many countries are now sending food, medicines andto the area.

Read the texts and complete the gaps with only ONE word. 1) The snowdrop is as white as snow and grows when snow still lies in the forests. You can try to grow snowdrops in your garden too. 2) The primrose may have many different colours: white, yellow, red, pink, orange and purple. This little flower looking like a star is one of the earliest spring flowers. They are common in Europe, Asia and North America. 3) The daffodil grows and blooms early in spring. It has been a garden favourite for centuries. It has long leaves and bright yellow petals. It belongs to the narcissus family. In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young man who could love nobody else but himself. So gods got angry with him and turned him into a flower. 4) Water lilies grow in ponds and lakes. These flowers are large. Some are deep yellow, some are pinkish white and some are blue or even purple. The best known water lily is Victoria Regia. The leaves of this plant grow over a meter and a half in diameter. Its big pink-white flowers open in the evening. 5) The chrysanthemum is one of the oldest flowers people grow. It has been grown in Japan for nearly two thousand years and is the national flower of the country. Travellers brought it to Europe in the 17th century. This lovely flower can be white, yellow, red, purple or pink. Chrysanthemums are welcome flowers because they grow and open when there are not many other flowers around. 1)looks like a star. 2) Pink-white flowers ofopen in the evening. 3)grow when there’s still snow in the forests. 4)is a Japanese flower. 5)grow in the water. 6) According to Greek mythology gods turnedinto a flower.